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617
million
prescription
items
were
dispensed
in
2002,
an
increase
of
23%
over
1997.
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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The
net
ingredient
cost
of
all
prescription
items
in
2002
was
£
6
,
847
million
,
an
increase
of
57%
or
38%
in
real
terms
over
1997.
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The
average
net
ingredient
cost
per
prescription
item
was
£
11
.
10
,
an
increase
of
27%
or
12%
in
real
terms
over
1997.
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85.7
per
cent
of
all
prescription
items
dispensed
were
free
to
patients
in
2002.
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Figures
for
"
all
prescriptions
"
cover
all
prescription
items
dispensed
by
community
pharmacists
and
appliance
contractors
,
dispensing
doctors
,
and
prescriptions
submitted
by
prescribing
doctors
for
items
personally
administered
.
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Figures
for
"
exempt
prescriptions
"
,
including
those
in
the
graph
,
are
based
on
a
1
in
20
sample
of
all
prescription
items
submitted
to
the
Prescription
Pricing
Authority
by
community
pharmacists
and
appliance
contractors
only
.
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The
net
ingredient
cost
(
NIC
)
is
the
basic
cost
of
a
drug
.
This
cost
does
not
take
account
of
discounts
,
dispensing
costs
,
fees
or
prescription
charges
income
.
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Pharmaceutical
Services
:
Prescription
items
dispensed
in
the
community
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Number
of
prescription
items
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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NIC
of
prescription
items
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Average
NIC
of
prescription
items
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Average
prescription
items
per
head
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Prescription
items
dispensed
generically
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Prescription
items
prescribed
generically
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Number
of
prescription
items
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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|
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NIC
of
prescription
items
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Average
NIC
per
prescription
item
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Exempt
prescription
items
of
total
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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Source
:
Prescription
Pricing
Authority
(B5)
Pharmaceutical Services: Community pharmacies in contract with health authorities at 31 March
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